Mom Finds the Perfect Way to Get Out of Doing Yard Work

Sigh. There's really no need to beat around the bush (no pun intended) -- taking care of a yard flat out sucks. I mean, who was it, exactly, that decided having a huge chunk of grass in the front and back of your house that needs constant attention was a great idea?

Maintaining the outdoor spaces around our homes is just as much of a pain in the butt as keeping the inside clean, which one mom from Nebraska obviously knew -- and figured out a brilliant solution for.

Theresa Gallo had a $30,000 synthetic yard put in, and all she has to do to take care of it is water it once a week, and "pick up sticks and blow off leaves."

No mowing. No fertilizing. No weeds. Nothin'.

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This honestly may be one of the most genius concepts I've ever heard of. Why in the heck don't I have a synthetic lawn at my house? If I add up how much we spend on maintaining our stupid one-acre lot on a yearly basis, I'll probably have to take on a second job out of the sheer horror of the total amount. And considering we've lived in our home for over six years, I'm guessing we've spent at least $30,000, if not more -- and the amount will continue to go up each and every year.

Besides how much of a strain yards put on our wallets -- think about how much quality time you spend messing with it on the weekends when you could be out enjoying life with your family. Isn't that worth at least $30,000?

Of course, this is probably something you should do when you first purchase a home instead of waiting until you've already shelled out thousands of dollars for the upkeep on a real lawn. How does the old saying go? "Hindsight is 20/20"?

And you do still have to scoop the poop if you have a dog. (But at least that's somewhat easier than operating a lawn mower.)